Locals recognized after preventing Mountain Store fire
In the late evening Aug. 21, Larry Bourdeau, a man with a history of arson-related offenses, tried to put the Mountain Store in Boulder Creek to the torch. A surveillance video showed Bourdeau setting fire to the papers on a bulletin board attached to the front of the building and leaving the scene.
A look back at 2010
Nationwide, the year 2010 might be remembered because of the passage of a presidential health care bill that, over the next several years, will cover millions of Americans now without health insurance. Or perhaps it will be most memorable for the debate that led to passage of a health bill that made neither of the major political parties happy. More locally, it might be California’s decision not to legalize recreational marijuana that will capture enduring attention.
Author pens first published novel
There are many perks to being self-employed in Santa Cruz County: time to hike, time to surf, time for family, time to write the great American novel.
Senior center welcomes new coordinator
Folks hoping to enjoy the Scotts Valley Senior Center need look no further than Lori Barone, who recently started her new job as senior recreation coordinator with Scotts Valley’s recreation department.
Billie Gerardi
A memorial will be Sunday, Jan. 2, for longtime Felton resident Billie Gerardi, who died at her home the day after Christmas. She was 96.
Valley People
Connie O’Brien of Felton was the winner of a free yard cleanup from Bill Mehlenbacher of Bill’s Hauling in a raffle at the San Lorenzo Valley Senior Center at Highlands Park. Mehlenbacher, who has been hauling in the San Lorenzo Valley since 1970, set up his annual raffle at the senior center earlier this month, and O’Brien’s name was drawn.
A Firelight in the darkness
Since its founding in 2000, the Firelight Foundation in Santa Cruz has shouldered a critical share of the burden of fighting AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement
Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend.
The enforcement...